All Categories of Degree Level Education

Question 1: Plan and implement an activity that encourages pupils to relate to others, e.g. work co-operatively during group activities.

Question 2: How would a school involve children and young people in decision making?

Question 3: What opportunities are provided to enable young people to be active citizens?

Question 4: Think of as many positive words to describe yourself using the same initial

Question 5: Make a list of your management skills.

Question 6: Give examples of effective planning and fair allocation of work within your area responsibility. You could include copies of planning sheets, minutes from a staff or team meeting and work rota.

Question 7: Outline the methods you would use to monitor the work of colleagues and provide feedback on their performance. For example: staff and/or team meetings; staff appraisals.

Question 8: Outline the methods you would use to lead and motivate the work of volunteers including the following:
- Briefing volunteers on work requirements and responsibilities.
- Helping volunteers to solve problems during volunteering activities.
- Giving feedback to volunteers on their work.

Question 9: How would you monitor the processes, practices and outcomes from your work?

Question 10: Which documents and activities are available to help trainees in the early stages of mentoring?

Question 11: Describe how you use effective delegation to motivate your colleagues to carry out specific tasks.

Question 12: Describe how you could provide mentoring support for a less experienced member of staff.

Question 1: Why is it important to observe and assess pupils development?

Question 2: Make a list of how to perform pupil observations.

Question 3: How would you as a TA be involved in planning provision to promote pupils development?

Question 4: Using the learning objectives plan an activity to extend the pupils skills in a specific area.

Question 5: Plan an activity that encourages or extends a pupil's social development. For example , encouraging the pupil to use variety of social skills such as: demonstrating positive behaviour; being independent (e.g using self help skills or making choices); using effective communication skills; sharing resources; understanding the needs and feelings of others.

Question 6: Plan an activity which encourages or extends a pupil's physical skills such as gross motor skills; fine motor skills; and co-ordination skills. Consider how you could meet the needs of pupil with physical disabilities with this activity.

Question 7: Plan a learning activity which encourages or extends a pupil's intellectual development such as : imaginative or creative skills; concentration and memory skills; problem solving skills; language and communication skills. Consider how you could meet the needs of pupil with learning difficulties and children with exceptional abilities with this activity.

Question 8: 1. Plan an activity which encourages or extends a pupil language and communication skills. Include a variety of communication techniques such as: active listening ( e.g. Listening carefully and focusing on what the pupil has to say); leaving time for the pupil to respond/ talk; careful phrasing of adult questions and responses.
2. Consider how could you meet the needs of pupils wit communication difficulties with this activity.
3. Consider how you could meet the needs of bilingual children with this activity.

Question 9: Plan an activity (which encourages or extends a pupil's emotional development. For example, encouraging the pupil to use a variety of emotional abilities such as; imaginative and /or creative skills to express feelings; ability to make choices or decisions; language and communication skills to express needs and/ or feelings; understanding the needs and feelings of others.
Consider how could you meet the needs of pupils with emotional difficulties with this activity.

Answer: Question 1: Why is it important to observe and assess pupils development?...

Question: TMA 01 There are two sections to this assignment, the first describes ‘My learning life’ and the relevance and impact this has on my current roles’, the second, ‘Comparing and contrasting my role with that of another school role’.

Includes reflective commentary

Answer: My work as a teaching assistant and Higher Level Teaching Assistant is...